Q&A: Aborting the Pregnancy of a Captive Woman Who Conceived from a Terrorist While in Captivity
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Aborting the Pregnancy of a Captive Woman Who Conceived from a Terrorist While in Captivity
Question
I wanted to ask what Jewish law thinks in the case mentioned in the title.
Answer
It doesn’t seem to me that it makes a difference whether the father is a terrorist or not, or even whether he raped her or not. There is a not-simple question regarding the permissibility of abortion, and my view on this is stringent—mainly morally, not necessarily halakhically. Once a child has been created, aborting it is murder.